Event

Orientation for College Studies outside the Classroom

Sunday, December 18th, 2005, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Speaker: Steve Brown

In this presentation, Steve Brown describes and evaluates an orientation programme for incoming students in the English Department of a women's junior college. The programme was aimed at fostering students' awareness of their own learning styles, and also at alerting them to alternative approaches to learning English.

This won't be a one-way presentation. Steve will show some of the approaches used in the programme - active participation is encouraged! He also hopes to share ideas for ways in which this kind of programme might work in other contexts and institutions.

JALT Open Mike
The presentation will be followed by an Open Mike session, when everyone can have chance to ask questions, suggest ideas and share their concerns, complaints and opinions. Enjoy a no-holds-barred session with JALT's current President, Steve Brown!

Brief Bio: Steve Brown is a Professor at Konan Women's University in Kobe and is currently JALT's President. He's been teaching in Japan for 20 years and before that in the UK and Kuwait. He's interested in autonomy in language learning and has been Coordinator of the Learner Development SIG, as well as serving as Site Chair and Programme Chair at recent national conferences.

Organization: Hamamatsu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching (Hamamatsu JALT)

Cost: JALT Members: free
Non-members: 1000 yen

Venue: Hamamatsu, ZAZA City Bldg. Palette, 5th floor, Meeting Room A

Location: Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan

Contact Hamamatsu JALT

Dan Frost

Work phone: 053-460-7956
Mobile phone: 090-9891-4844